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BTS member Suga fined $11,500 for drunk driving on e-scooter

BTS member Suga fined $11,500 for drunk driving on e-scooter

According to Big Hit Music, Suga failed a breath test to measure his blood alcohol level conducted by police.
Tue Oct 01 2024
Blackpink's 'How You Like That' choreography video surpasses 1.7 bln views

Blackpink's 'How You Like That' choreography video surpasses 1.7 bln views

The dance performance video for "How You Like That," by K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has surpassed 1.7 billion views on YouTube.
Tue Sep 24 2024
BTS makes Billboard's 'Greatest Pop Stars of 21st Century'

BTS makes Billboard's 'Greatest Pop Stars of 21st Century'

BTS has secured the 19th spot on the US Billboard's list of the Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century.
Wed Sep 11 2024
BLACKPINK's 'Whistle' racks up 900 mln views on YouTube

BLACKPINK's 'Whistle' racks up 900 mln views on YouTube

With the milestone, BLACKPINK now has 10 videos with more than 900 million views on YouTube.
Thu Aug 22 2024
Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom

Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom

Younger Russians in particular are turning to countries like South Korea, Japan and China for entertainment.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Blackpink K-pop star Lisa to join cast of 'White Lotus' - Variety

Blackpink K-pop star Lisa to join cast of 'White Lotus' - Variety

According to Variety, Lisa will be credited on the show under her full name, Lalisa Manobal, marking the K-pop superstar's acting debut.
Tue Feb 13 2024
Comic book on K-pop group BTS charts their rise to stardom and military service

Comic book on K-pop group BTS charts their rise to stardom and military service

TidalWave Comics has added the 22-page book to its FAME series, which uses the comic medium to shine a light on musical acts.
Sat Jan 06 2024
K-pop hits 100 mln copies in annual album sales milestone in 2023

K-pop hits 100 mln copies in annual album sales milestone in 2023

South Korea's K-pop industry achieves unprecedented milestone in 2023 as annual domestic sales of physical albums hit the 100 million mark.
Tue Dec 19 2023
K-Pop band BLACKPINK receive honorary MBEs from Britain's King Charles

K-Pop band BLACKPINK receive honorary MBEs from Britain's King Charles

BLACKPINK received the MBEs in recognition of the bank members' role as COP26 Advocates for the UNs climate summit.
Thu Nov 23 2023
Troubled World Scout Jamboree bows out with K-pop in Seoul

Troubled World Scout Jamboree bows out with K-pop in Seoul

Around 40,000 people gathered for the concert headlined by NewJeans and IVE at Seoul's World Cup stadium.
Fri Aug 11 2023
K-pop star Suga begins process to serve military duty

K-pop star Suga begins process to serve military duty

Suga is the third band member from the boy band supergroup BTS to go off to perform the military duty.
Tue Aug 08 2023
Too hot for K-pop as South Korea scrambles to save scout jamboree

Too hot for K-pop as South Korea scrambles to save scout jamboree

Hundreds of participants have fallen ill due to the searing heat, prompting complaints from parents over the safety of their children.
Mon Aug 07 2023
Blackpink's 'Pink Venom' music video surpasses 700 million YouTube views

Blackpink's 'Pink Venom' music video surpasses 700 million YouTube views

YG Entertainment reported that the music video reached the 700 million views mark at 12.41 pm on Friday, approximately 350 days after its initial upload on Aug 19.
Fri Aug 04 2023
BTS' V to be last member to debut as soloist

BTS' V to be last member to debut as soloist

V will become the last member of the globally popular K-pop septet BTS to debut as a solo artist, his agency said.
Wed Aug 02 2023
Blackpink's Ddu-Du Ddu-Du makes history as first K-pop video to surpass 2.1 bil YouTube views

Blackpink's Ddu-Du Ddu-Du makes history as first K-pop video to surpass 2.1 bil YouTube views

The song's resonance with global audiences is further evident in its streaming numbers on Spotify, with an impressive 600 million streams.
Mon Jul 31 2023
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024